BajaCaliforniacation... Pics

[d112crzy]

lol, I just noticed something. The pic of the beaners, it looks like someone shot at your windshield!lol

[owequitit]

Hahaha im sure you do! Get this, We are sitting there prob 10 mins before we start boarding and they get on the intercom and tell us not to shuffle around to empty seats because this flight has weight restrictions.. Im like WTF?! why would you even tell us that, kinda freaked me out.

So let me ask you this, What does the X stand for in airport Abriviations? LAX, PDX.. Is that just mean they have international flights?

Typically, that isn't the best way to say it. They should have come up with something better, that wasn't as "stressful" for the passengers. The reality is that the Center of Gravity for the airplane has to be located within a certain physical envelope, or it will not fly correctly. It is possible they had some heavy cargo that may have required some special considerations. The plane may also have been really full, or it may have had something to do with approach and landing into San Diego. The performance charachteristics can change significantly depending on where that CG is located. On a steep approach followed by a landing on a short runway like San Diego, it may have been a consideration.

It wasn't the best way to put it, but it would have been better than not saying anything at all. Also, they could have said something like they request that you don't change seats due to the full flight or whatever. The problem with requests like that is that they often don't convey a sense of urgency to the passenger, when there may be one.

As far as the airport code goes, each airport in the world has a 4 letter identifier. In the case of the US it is K followed by 3 letters. The last three letters are usually based on the airport name or city, but not necessarily.

PDX is the 3 letter US identifier for Portland, and LAX is for LA international. The actual full identifiers would be KPDX and KLAX. Canadian airports are all start with C followed by 3 letters, and Mexico's all start with M followed by 3 letters.

So it is really based on the city and not the destination. That way, the baggage handlers know where the stuff is going.

They don't necessarily end in "X" as Las Vegas is KLAS, San Diego is KSAN, San Francisco is KSFO, Atlanta is KATL, and so on so forth. Some cities are based on weird things like Chicago O'hare is KORD, because before it was O'hare, it was Orchard field, so the ORD is short for Orchard.

[The G-Man]

Typically, that isn't the best way to say it. They should have come up with something better, that wasn't as "stressful" for the passengers. The reality is that the Center of Gravity for the airplane has to be located within a certain physical envelope, or it will not fly correctly. It is possible they had some heavy cargo that may have required some special considerations. The plane may also have been really full, or it may have had something to do with approach and landing into San Diego. The performance charachteristics can change significantly depending on where that CG is located. On a steep approach followed by a landing on a short runway like San Diego, it may have been a consideration.

It wasn't the best way to put it, but it would have been better than not saying anything at all. Also, they could have said something like they request that you don't change seats due to the full flight or whatever. The problem with requests like that is that they often don't convey a sense of urgency to the passenger, when there may be one.

As far as the airport code goes, each airport in the world has a 4 letter identifier. In the case of the US it is K followed by 3 letters. The last three letters are usually based on the airport name or city, but not necessarily.

PDX is the 3 letter US identifier for Portland, and LAX is for LA international. The actual full identifiers would be KPDX and KLAX. Canadian airports are all start with C followed by 3 letters, and Mexico's all start with M followed by 3 letters.

So it is really based on the city and not the destination. That way, the baggage handlers know where the stuff is going.

They don't necessarily end in "X" as Las Vegas is KLAS, San Diego is KSAN, San Francisco is KSFO, Atlanta is KATL, and so on so forth. Some cities are based on weird things like Chicago O'hare is KORD, because before it was O'hare, it was Orchard field, so the ORD is short for Orchard.

He is right. The weight thing probably had to to much with the approach to SAN. Lindbergh field runway 27 which is where they always land, at least every commercial flight I have been on there, which has to be more than 10. The runway sits at almost sea level with a hill directly behind it, with buildings on this hill. The pilot does not have a long way to ease the plane down and thus has to drop it in. You probably noticed the close proximity of the buildings on the approach.
Every time I have been to SAN, you land to the east, and take off to the west right over Coronado bay. Really San Diego needs a new airport. Busiest single runway airport in the USA.

[owequitit]

He is right. The weight thing probably had to to much with the approach to SAN. Lindbergh field runway 27 which is where they always land, at least every commercial flight I have been on there, which has to be more than 10. The runway sits at almost sea level with a hill directly behind it, with buildings on this hill. The pilot does not have a long way to ease the plane down and thus has to drop it in. You probably noticed the close proximity of the buildings on the approach.
Every time I have been to SAN, you land to the east, and take off to the west right over Coronado bay. Really San Diego needs a new airport. Busiest single runway airport in the USA.

My guess would be that it had more to do with the particular payload. I can't think of any specific performance considerations that would relate to CG and landing, but then again, I am not quite to this point in my career yet either.

And yes, it doesn't help that followed by the big hill with buildings on it, is a 7500 ft runway, with more buildings at each end. Heavy planes, short runways, and fast airspeeds have a lot of potential for disaster.

[phatdoughnut]

I guess I should have said This was flying from SAN to PDX.. Not into SAN. I dont really know what runway it is, but we landed in SAN along the Marines training deal and took off on the same runway. And The plane was prob 3/4s full, so it might of had something heavy underneath..

[owequitit]

I guess I should have said This was flying from SAN to PDX.. Not into SAN. I dont really know what runway it is, but we landed in SAN along the Marines training deal and took off on the same runway. And The plane was prob 3/4s full, so it might of had something heavy underneath..

Which airline was it?

Also, I know it had something to do with loading and C.G. I just don't know exactly what, without seeing the info.

But at least they told you!

[phatdoughnut]

Alaska Airline

[owequitit]

Alaska Airline

I figured that is who it was, as they are the only ones I could think of that fly that generation of 737, and have the black leather seats.

Pretty good airline.

[kouzie]

[phatdoughnut]

I figured that is who it was, as they are the only ones I could think of that fly that generation of 737, and have the black leather seats.

Pretty good airline.

every time Ive been in an alaskan plane, its had black or blue seats..

[owequitit]

every time Ive been in an alaskan plane, its had black or blue seats..

Out on the west coast, though operating out of San Diego, usually the only 737's you will see are Alaska, United, Southwest, and US Airways (formerly America West).

I know that Southwest has blue and brown leather, and US Airways has cloth. I was pretty sure United does too, so that leaves Alaska LOL!

It is a nice little perk I guess though. It beats nasty ass sweat stained cloth seats.

[The G-Man]

Out on the west coast, though operating out of San Diego, usually the only 737's you will see are Alaska, United, Southwest, and US Airways (formerly America West).

I know that Southwest has blue and brown leather, and US Airways has cloth. I was pretty sure United does too, so that leaves Alaska LOL!

It is a nice little perk I guess though. It beats nasty ass sweat stained cloth seats.

You are going to have a pretty hard time finding a USAIR 737 in SAN. Considering HP did not have a whole lot and US has been phasing them out since 1999. I think most of the 737s are pulling duty on the shorter east coast flights. Lots of A319, A320, and A321 though.

[owequitit]

You are going to have a pretty hard time finding a USAIR 737 in SAN. Considering HP did not have a whole lot and US has been phasing them out since 1999. I think most of the 737s are pulling duty on the shorter east coast flights. Lots of A319, A320, and A321 though.

HP has around 50 or 60 of them, and US Airways did not use them to serve the west coast because they don't have the range. Well at least the 300/400/500 don't.

Most of HP's are used exclusively in that region, as they are perfect for the range of those routes. They may not fly into SAN as much, but they are very common around the Socal area.

[cb7rid3r]

shit I wish I was black... Yeah ima ******..

lmao

[wed3k]

pimp shit, my family has a house in tijuana, used to have a corner bakery too.

i tihnk i may be going to Chipas down South to my mom's hometown. should be a blast.